MORNING HOUR |
1. Roll Call |
2. Prayer |
3. Pledge of Allegiance |
4. Reading of Journal |
5. Petitions, Memorials, and Communications |
6. Introduction of Resolutions |
7. Introduction of Bills |
8. Senate Bills on First Reading |
9. Reports of Committees |
10. House and House Concurrent Resolutions Lying Over |
| | | HCR164 | HUVAL | INSURANCE/AUTOMOBILE - Requests the Louisiana Department of Insurance to study amending R.S. 22:1295, uninsured motorist coverage, to clarify uninsured motorist rejection form rules |
11. Senate Concurrent Resolutions Lying Over |
| | | SCR170 | CORTEZ | COMMENDATIONS - Commends the St. Thomas More softball team upon winning the Class 4A state championship. |
| | | SCR171 | E.GUILLORY | COMMENDATIONS - Posthumously commends Al J. Ransome for his service to the state of Louisiana. |
| | | SCR172 | LONG | CONSERVATION - Requests the office of conservation, in conjunction with the Public Service Commission, to study landowner's rights concerning expropriation or condemnation for the purpose of construction and operation of pipelines transporting any form of hydrocarbon in a liquid or gaseous state. |
| | | SCR173 | TROY BROWN | PUBLIC SFTY/CORRECT DEPT - Requests strategies to provide offenders committed to the Department of Public Safety and Corrections and confined in parish correctional facilities the necessary education, job skills and training, and needed behaviors, and to provide needed mental health care to all offenders committed to the department, to facilitate successful reentry upon release. |
| | | SCR148 | BROOME | JUVENILE JUSTICE - Requests the DPSC, Youth Services, office of juvenile justice to report to the legislature on Louisiana's progress in conforming to and complying with the original goals and purposes for juvenile justice reform outlined in Act 1225 of 2003. |
13. Senate Bills on Second Reading to be Referred to Committee |
| | | SB214 | RISER | DISTRICT ATTORNEYS - Provides for the omnibus new assistant district attorney positions for various judicial districts in the state. (8/1/14) (RR INCREASE GF EX See Note) |
14. House and House Concurrent Resolutions Reported by Committee |
15. Senate Concurrent Resolutions Reported by Committee |
| | | SCR21 | HEITMEIER | HEALTH CARE - Creates a joint legislative committee on obesity. |
| | | SCR44 | DORSEY-COLOMB | PUBLIC HEALTH - Directs the Department of Health and Hospitals to declare youth violence a public health epidemic and the Department of Education to establish a statewide trauma-informed education program. |
| | | SCR87 | FRED MILLS | HEALTH CARE - Directs DHH to create a working group to study the future of state health care funding. |
| | | SCR124 | THOMPSON | FARMING - Establishes and provides for a group to study the use of unmanned aerial vehicles for agricultural purposes. |
| | | SCR127 | MORRELL | HEALTH CARE - Requests DHH to develop a plan for the creation of a demonstration program to coordinate and integrate the health care for an individual eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid. |
| | | SCR134 | BROOME | SCHOOLS - Requests BESE to study and report to the legislature regarding current student discipline policies and possible changes to these policies. |
| | | SCR137 | FRED MILLS | SCHOOLS - Requests DHH to study the most effective means to ensure the proper utilization of inhalers by school nurses and report to the Senate and House Committees on Health and Welfare. |
18. Senate Bills on Second Reading Reported by Committee |
| | | SB682 | NEVERS | HEALTH CARE - Provides for the Louisiana First America Next Freedom and Empowerment Plan. (gov sig) (RE GF EX See Note) |
REGULAR ORDER OF THE DAY |
1. House and Concurrent Resolutions Third Reading for Final Consideration |
Scheduled for floor debate on 5/29/2014 |
| | | HCR137 | HARRISON | ATTORNEYS/FEES - Provides relative to the judicial enforcement of sanctions for filing frivolous pleadings |
| | | HCR199 | STOKES | INSURANCE CLAIMS - Requests the Louisiana Department of Insurance to study prohibiting insurers from using claims that did not exceed the insured's deductible to cancel coverage |
| | | HCR201 | BROADWATER | HEALTH SERVICES - Requests the Department of Health and Hospitals to study the feasibility of providing Medicaid enrollees with a choice of fiscal/employer agents |
| | | HCR203 | GREENE | INSURANCE/HEALTH - Requests Department of Insurance to study the issue of coinsurance and deductibles assessed by health benefit plans |
| | | HCR163 | GAROFALO | CIVIL/JURY TRIALS - Authorizes and directs the Louisiana State Law Institute to compile data relative to Louisiana's monetary threshold to obtain a civil jury trial |
| | | HCR210 | TALBOT | INSURANCE/LIFE - Requests the Department of Insurance to study an alternative long-term care benefit option for Medicaid applicants with life insurance policies who enter into certain viatical settlement contracts |
| | | HCR211 | HARRISON | INSURANCE/HOMEOWNERS - Requests the Department of Insurance to study the issues of the availability and affordability of homeowners' insurance in coastal and intercoastal areas of the state
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| | | HCR166 | ST.GERMAIN | TRANSPORTATION - Creates the Transportation Funding Task Force to study transportation funding mechanisms |
| | | HCR171 | GAROFALO | ENVIRONMENT/AIR - Creates the Air Quality Monitoring Commission to study the efficacy and adequacy of the state's air monitoring system |
| | | HCR193 | HODGES | STUDENTS - Creates a task force to study and evaluate the effectiveness of drug abuse prevention and education programs in public schools |
| | | HCR195 | THIBAUT | SANITARY CODE - Requests the Department of Health and Hospitals to study and make changes to Sanitary Code regulations providing minimum lot size restrictions to address the negative impact of those provisions on economic development |
| | | HCR156 | P.SMITH | EDUCATION - Requests that the state Dept. of Education and public school governing authorities implement certain measures based on the La. Women's Policy and Research Commission's recommendations pertaining to science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education in its 2013 report to the governor |
Not yet scheduled for floor debate |
| | | HR133 | LEGER | MOTOR VEHICLES - Urges and requests the DOTD to study autonomous vehicles |
| | | HR1 | MORENO | CRIMINAL/SENTENCING - Directs the House Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice to evaluate the use of solitary confinement in La. |
| | | HR3 | LEGER | HOUSE/RULES - Revises terminology in House Rules referring to persons with disabilities and other persons with exceptionalities |
| | | HR10 | T.LANDRY | TRANSPORTATION DEPT - Requests the House Committee on Transportation to study the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development's Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program to determine if the department's contracting activities are in line with the program's objectives based on local market place conditions |
| | | HR84 | BARROW | ADMIN LAW/DIVISION - Requests the House Committee on House and Governmental Affairs to examine the structure, functions, duties, and authority of the division of administrative law |
| | | HR123 | BARROW | SCHOOLS/BOARDS - Requests that the House Committee on Education study issues raised by legislation proposed during the 2014 Regular Session and prior sessions relative to certain school systems |
| | | HR130 | CONNICK | AUDITS/AUDITING - Directs the legislative auditor to perform a performance audit of the Louisiana State Racing Commission regarding horse racing facilities and offtrack wagering facilities located in the parishes of Orleans and Jefferson |
| | | HR140 | W.BISHOP | EDUCATION - Expresses support for the My Brother's Keeper initiative and requests that BESE monitor and submit a report to the legislature relative to the education-related recommendations of the My Brother's Keeper Task Force |
| | | HR142 | LOPINTO | CORRECTIONS - Directs the Department of Public Safety and Corrections to study the best practices in administering the death penalty in the most humane manner
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| | | HR149 | W.BISHOP | CRIMINAL/JUSTICE - Requests the Louisiana State Law Institute to evaluate Louisiana's "stand your ground" laws |
| | | HR78 | JEFFERSON | PUBLIC SFTY/CORRECT DEPT - Directs the Department of Public Safety and Corrections to review the feasibility of expanding the workforce development sentencing program |
| | | HR162 | P.WILLIAMS | BESE - Requests the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to adopt a rule relative to student lunch time
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| | | HR170 | WHITNEY | WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT - Urges and requests the Louisiana Workforce Commission, in consultation with the Department of Health and Hospitals, to develop a referral process for the rehabilitation of unemployment insurance applicants who were discharged from previous employment due to unlawful drug use |
| | | HR172 | WOODRUFF | CONSUMERS/FOOD-BEVERAGES - Requests the Department of Agriculture to study and make recommendations for a prospective state policy regulating the sale or use of genetically modified organisms |
| | | HR173 | BARROW | MENTAL HEALTH - Requests the Department of Health and Hospitals and the division of administration to report to the House Committee on Health and Welfare concerning the discontinuation of the operation of the Earl K. Long Medical Center Mental Health Emergency Room Extension upon privatization of that hospital |
| | | HR148 | DANAHAY | LICENSING - Urges and requests the Department of Public Safety and Corrections to study the notification process of pulled licenses for offenders when they are pulled over for a traffic violation and their license is taken |
| | | HR156 | CONNICK | CIVIL/LAW - Authorizes and directs the Louisiana Supreme Court to study extending liberative prescriptive periods to two years and to compile data relative to Louisiana's threshold for a civil jury trial |
2. Senate Concurrent Resolutions Third Reading Final Consideration |
Not yet scheduled for floor debate |
| | | SCR136 | THOMPSON | LEGIS POWERS/FUNCTIONS - Reactivates the Ancient Mounds Heritage Area and Trails Advisory Commission. |
| | | SCR55 | APPEL | BESE - Provides for legislative approval of the minimum foundation program formula for the 2014-2015 fiscal year. (8/1/14) (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note) |
| | | SCR142 | GALLOT | TAX/TAXATION - Requests the Department of Revenue and the Department of Natural Resources, in consultation with the Legislative Auditor, to take all action necessary to collect oil and gas severance tax and mineral royalties and to establish procedures to verify the accuracy of payments and refunds thereof, all to be monitored by the Legislative Auditor and reported to the legislature. (OR1 SEE FISC NOTE GF RV) |
3. House Concurrent Resolutions Returned from the Senate with Amendments |
Not yet scheduled for concurrence |
| | | HCR91 | RICHARD | MTR VEHICLE/BUSES - Urges the Department of Public Safety and Corrections to study the safety implications and practicality of requiring vehicles in adjacent lanes to stop for all city buses loading or unloading passengers |
| | | HCR134 | LEGER | FUNDS/FUNDING - Creates the Medical Education & Research Finance Work Group to provide findings and recommendations to the legislature relative to a formula-based financing model for the funding of Louisiana's public institutions for graduate and professional medical education and biomedical and health-related research |
| | | HCR119 | CONNICK | AUDITS/AUDITING - Directs the legislative auditor to perform an audit of the Louisiana State Racing Commission regarding horse racing facilities and offtrack wagering facilities located in the parishes of Orleans and Jefferson |
4. House Bills Amended by Senate to be Concurred in by the House |
Scheduled for concurrence on 5/29/2014 |
| | | HB62 | PUGH | PHARMACISTS - Provides relative to pharmacy record audits |
| | | HB111 | LEGER | TAX/AD VALOREM TAX - (Constitutional Amendment) Provides relative to ad valorem taxes for fire and police protection in Orleans Parish (EN +$34,551,000 LF RV See Note) |
| | | HB142 | RICHARD | PUBLIC CONTRACTS - Provides for a 10% reduction of all state professional, personal, and consulting service contracts and provides for deposit of the savings into the Higher Education Financing Fund (EN INCREASE SG EX See Note) |
| | | HB213 | GREGORY MILLER | CAMPAIGN FINANCE DISCLOS - Provides relative to election day expenditure reports |
| | | HB216 | SCHRODER | PUBLIC HEALTH - Provides for preparation of pies in the home for public consumption (REF SEE FISC NOTE See Note) |
| | | HB255 | ORTEGO | TAX/HOTEL OCCUPANCY - Authorizes the governing authority of the city of Carencro to levy a hotel occupancy tax (EN +$67,400 LF RV See Note) |
| | | HB350 | BISHOP | HEALTH CARE - Adds conditions and protections relative to use of patient healthcare data to the La. Health Care Consumers' Right to Know law (RE NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | | HB401 | BARRAS | LEGISLATION - Provides for technical corrections to various provisions of the Constitution Ancillaries, the La. Revised Statutes, the Code of Civil Procedure, and the Code of Criminal Procedure |
| | | HB709 | GAROFALO | JUDGES/JUSTICE OF PEACE - Provides relative to the duties and authority of justices of the peace (EN NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | | HB853 | LANCE HARRIS | BUDGETARY PROCEDURES - Provides for information included in the executive budget and the General Appropriation Bill (EN NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | | HB907 | ST.GERMAIN | MTR VEHICLE/DRIVER LIC - Provides for the issuance of REAL ID compliant driver's licenses and special identification cards (EN NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | | HB1033 | KLECKLEY | FUNDS/FUNDING - Provides for enactment of the Workforce and Innovation for a Stronger Economy (WISE) Fund (EN DECREASE GF RV See Note) |
| | | HB1101 | BROADWATER | COURTS/COURT REPORTERS - Provides relative to court reporters |
| | | HB1118 | T.BURNS | TAX/AD VALOREM TAX - Changes requirements for public hearings at which millage adjustments are considered by certain taxing authorities (EN INCREASE LF EX See Note) |
| | | HB1176 | BROADWATER | TANF - Provides for restrictions on use of TANF cash assistance and electronic benefits transfer (EBT) cards |
| | | HB1181 | SHADOIN | CIVIL/JURY TRIALS - Provides relative to the jurisdictional limitation of certain city courts |
| | | HB1262 | IVEY | ABORTION - Provides relative to information to be conveyed to a woman prior to abortion (EN INCREASE See Note) |
| | | HB1274 | BADON | HEALTH SERVICES - Provides relative to life-sustaining procedures for pregnant women |
| | | HB1278 | PEARSON | RETIREMENT/STATE EMPS - Provides for enrollment of new hires of the Harbor Police Department of the Port of New Orleans in the Hazardous Duty Services Plan in the La. State Employees' Retirement System and for merger of the existing Harbor Police Retirement System into the La. State Employees' Retirement System (EN INCREASE APV) |
| | | HB1280 | SIMON | HEALTH SERVICES - Provides for the Louisiana Telehealth Access Act |
Not yet scheduled for concurrence |
| | | HB1 | FANNIN | APPROPRIATIONS - Provides for the ordinary operating expenses of state government for Fiscal Year 2014-2015 |
| | | HB94 | LEGER | RETIREMENT/LOCAL - Provides relative to the minimum retirement age, accrual rate, and benefits for new members of the Firefighters' Pension and Relief Fund in the city of New Orleans hired after January 1, 2015 (EN INCREASE APV) |
| | | HB262 | FANNIN | APPROPRIATIONS/ANCILLARY - Provides for ancillary expenses of state government |
| | | HB489 | W.BISHOP | PROPERTY/ABANDONED - (Constitutional Amendment) Authorizes the sale of certain property in the Lower Ninth Ward of the city of New Orleans by the city at a price set by the legislature (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF RV See Note) |
| | | HB663 | ROBIDEAUX | REVENUE DEPARTMENT - Provides relative to the Louisiana Tax Delinquency Amnesty Act of 2013 (EN INCREASE SD RV See Note) |
| | | HB712 | GREENE | TAX/SEVERANCE TAX - Prohibits the state from paying interest on refunds for the overpayment of certain severance taxes (EN +$4,000,000 GF RV See Note) |
| | | HB733 | JACKSON-ANDREWS | CURRICULA - Requires instruction on child assault awareness and prevention in public schools (EN INCREASE LF EX See Note) |
| | | HB799 | BISHOP | ATTORNEYS - Provides relative to the employment of special attorneys or counsel (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note) |
| | | HB872 | IVEY | MTR VEHICLE/COMPULS INS - Provides relative to motor vehicle liability security (EN INCREASE SD RV See Note) |
| | | HB920 | ST.GERMAIN | ENVIRONMENT - Provides for beneficial projects in settlements of Right-to-Know Law violations |
| | | HB953 | LEGER | STUDENT/STANDARDS - Provides for the collection, sharing, and use of student assessment results and information by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education |
| | | HB968 | LEGER | STUDENTS - Provides relative to dropout prevention and recovery |
| | | HB1001 | W.BISHOP | PROPERTY/ABANDONED - Authorizes the city of New Orleans to sell blighted property in the Lower Ninth Ward for a fixed price |
| | | HB1013 | SCHEXNAYDER | BOARDS/COMMISSIONS - Provides relative to boards and commissions |
| | | HB1015 | SCHRODER | EDUCATION/SPECIAL - Provides for determinations for grade level promotion of certain students with exceptionalities regarding performance on state tests and provides for calculations of school performance scores relative to such students |
| | | HB1019 | GAROFALO | DISTRICTS/ECONOMIC DEVEL - Creates the St. Bernard Parish Economic Development Commission (EN INCREASE LF RV See Note) |
| | | HB1025 | ABRAMSON | CRIMINAL/VICTIMS - Provides relative to human trafficking, trafficking of children for sexual purposes, and commercial sexual exploitation (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note) |
| | | HB1095 | FANNIN | APPROPRIATIONS - Appropriates funds for the expenses of the Louisiana Judiciary for Fiscal Year 2014-2015 |
5. House Bills on Third Reading and Final Passage |
Scheduled for floor debate on 5/29/2014 |
| | | HB341 | HARRISON | GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION - (Constitutional Amendment) Provides relative to departments of the executive branch of state government (EN SEE FISC NOTE See Note) |
| | | HB342 | HARRISON | ELDERLY - (Constitutional Amendment) Creates and provides for a Department of Elderly Affairs (EG1 SEE FISC NOTE See Note) |
6. Senate Bills on Third Reading and Final Passage |
Scheduled for floor debate on 5/29/2014 |
| | | SB681 | MORRISH | HUNTERS/HUNTING - Allows for the taking of certain quadrupeds from a helicopter. (gov sig) |
| | | SB2 | FRED MILLS | PAROCHIAL EMPLOYEES RET - Provides for the prospective termination of a hospital district plan and retirement benefits of public employees hired after a certain date. (1/1/15) (EN DECREASE APV) |
| | | SB13 | PEACOCK | RETIREMENT SYSTEMS - Provides for use of entry age normal valuation method by the State Employees' Retirement System and the Teachers' Retirement System.
(See Act) (EN DECREASE APV) |
| | | SB30 | CORTEZ | STATE EMPLOYEE RET - Provides relative to benefits of adult probation and parole officers. (2/3 - CA10s29(F)) (6/30/14) (EN $4,523,091 APV) |
| | | SB155 | NEVERS | WORKFORCE COMMISSION - Provides relative to apprenticeship. (gov sig) (EN NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | | SB207 | J.SMITH | WORKFORCE COMMISSION - Provides relative to the Incumbent Worker Training Program. (8/1/14) (EN NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | | SB322 | MURRAY | EMPLOYMENT - Provides relative to the "Equal Pay for Women Act". (8/1/14) (EN NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | | SB359 | DONAHUE | EMPLOYMENT - Limits penalty for failure to pay wages and employment discrimination. (8/1/14) (EN NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | | SB372 | MARTINY | UNEMPLOYMENT COMP - Provides for auditing of employer records for unemployment compensation. (2/3-CA7s2.1) (8/1/14) (EN INCREASE SG RV See Note) |
| | | SB412 | MORRELL | EMPLOYMENT - Provides with respect to employment discrimination. (8/1/14) (EN SEE FISC NOTE See Note) |
| | | SB482 | HEITMEIER | VOCATIONAL REHAB - Provides relative to the Louisiana Rehabilitation Services.
(gov sig) (EN NO IMPACT SG RV See Note) |
| | | SB594 | CROWE | UNEMPLOYMENT COMP - Prohibits an employer benefit account being relieved from payment when the employer failed to timely respond to request for information. (8/1/14) (EN NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | | SB674 | NEVERS | MUNICIPALITIES - Provides relative to incorporation of unincorporated areas. (gov sig) (RE1 +$24,000 GF EX See Note) |
| | | SB28 | HEITMEIER | PUBLIC BUILDINGS/GROUNDS - Provides relative to the implementation of the requirement that certain state-owned buildings be equipped with suitable accommodations for breastfeeding and lactation. (gov sig) (EN INCREASE EX See Note) |
| | | SB53 | CORTEZ | HORSE RACING - Provides relative to horse racing. (8/1/14) |
| | | SB66 | FRED MILLS | COMMERCIAL REGULATIONS - Provides relative to the Louisiana State Board of Home Inspectors. (8/1/14) |
| | | SB112 | THOMPSON | PROCUREMENT CODE - Provides relative to a product preference for certain meat products in Louisiana. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE See Note) |
| | | SB118 | DORSEY-COLOMB | FUNDS/FUNDING - Establishes the Fiscal Administrator Revolving Loan Fund as a special fund in the state treasury and provides relative to the fund. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF RV See Note) |
| | | SB216 | MURRAY | JUDGES - Provides relative to courts and vacancies in the office of a judge.
(2/3-CA13s1(A)) (EG1 SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note) |
| | | SB233 | BROOME | HOUSING - Provides relative to the Louisiana Equal Housing Opportunity Act. (8/1/14) (RE1 NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | | SB282 | TROY BROWN | SPECIAL DISTRICTS - Authorizes the Port of South Louisiana, the Lafourche Basin Levee District, and the Pontchartrain Levee District to enter a cooperative endeavor agreement to authorize the exercise of combined police protection. (8/1/14) (2/3-CA6s43(2)) (EN INCREASE LF EX See Note) |
| | | SB299 | MORRISH | LOANS - Provides relative to civil justice funding companies. (1/1/15) |
| | | SB409 | FRED MILLS | PROCUREMENT CODE - Provides for lowest available price for certain software procurement contracts. (7/1/14) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note) |
| | | SB441 | MORRELL | FUNDS/FUNDING - Provides procedures for recovery of funds by the office of community development disaster recovery unit. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE FF EX See Note) |
| | | SB447 | MORRELL | CONTRACTORS - Requires the State Licensing Board for Contractors to provide testing specifically for solar installers. (8/1/14) |
| | | SB468 | ADLEY | PUBLIC WORKS - Provides relative to contracts for public works. (8/1/14) |
| | | SB480 | WALSWORTH | PROCUREMENT CODE - Provides relative to the merging of the Professional, Personal, Consulting and Social Services Procurement Code with the Louisiana Procurement Code. (See Act) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note) |
| | | SB483 | BODI WHITE | LOANS - Repeals certain outdated information collection and reporting requirements of the Louisiana Deferred Presentment and Small Loan Act. (8/1/14) |
| | | SB543 | DONAHUE | FISCAL CONTROLS - Provides with respect to the state budget. (7/1/14) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF RV See Note) |
| | | SB570 | LONG | MINERALS - Provides relative to the prescription of nonuse for properties transferred in connection to an economic development project. (8/1/14) (EN NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | | SB575 | MARTINY | APPRAISERS - Provides relative to the Louisiana Real Estate Appraisers Board. (gov sig) |
| | | SB591 | MORRELL | FISCAL CONTROLS - Provides with respect to the Road Home Corporation, the Louisiana Land Trust or other housing assistance programs when disposing of certain properties. (8/1/14) (RE1 SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note) |
| | | SB605 | MARTINY | COMMERCIAL REGULATIONS - Provides relative to the Louisiana Motor Commission. (8/1/14) |
| | | SB613 | SMITH | GROUP BENEFITS PROGRAM - Provides relative to participation schedules. (6/30/14) (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note) |
| | | SB614 | ERIC LAFLEUR | PUBLIC PROPERTY - Provides for the transfer of surplus electronic devices to certain nonprofit entities. (8/1/14) (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF RV See Note) |
| | | SB620 | J.AMEDEE | MOTOR VEHICLES - Provides relative to nonresident self-insurers and self-insurance plans involving certain motor vehicle accident claims. (8/1/14) (EN NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | | SB637 | BODI WHITE | COSMETOLOGY - Provides relative to the Louisiana State Board of Cosmetology. (8/1/14) |
| | | SB639 | PERRY | MOTOR VEHICLES - Creates a prestige license plate for the Louisiana Youth Leadership Seminar Corporation. (8/1/14) |
| | | SB648 | DORSEY-COLOMB | SPECIAL DISTRICTS - Creates and provides for the Old LNB Building Redevelopment District in East Baton Rouge Parish. (gov sig) (EN INCREASE LF RV See Note) |
| | | SB31 | TROY BROWN | EDUCATION DEPARTMENT - Requires DOE to report annually specified information regarding the Student Scholarships for Educational Excellence Program to state legislators. (gov sig) |
| | | SB36 | TROY BROWN | SCHOOLS - Requires notification to certain elected officials regarding submission and status of certain charter school applications. (gov sig) |
| | | SB62 | APPEL | POSTSECONDARY ED - Requires development and use of a common application for state public colleges and universities. (gov sig) |
| | | SB98 | NEVERS | TOPS - Provides that a five-point scale shall be used when calculating the grade point average for certain honors courses and talented courses. (gov sig) (EN +$1,240,000 GF EX See Note) |
| | | SB121 | MORRELL | MENTAL HEALTH - Provides relative to marriage and family therapists. (8/1/14) |
| | | SB132 | MORRELL | GAMING - Provides relative to the certain records held by the Board of Gaming Control. (8/1/14) |
| | | SB133 | MORRELL | GAMING - Provides relative to significant influence for purposes of certain gaming licenses. (8/1/14) |
| | | SB134 | J.AMEDEE | ETHICS - Provides relative to the Board of Ethics and Ethics Adjudicatory Board enforcement authority. (8/1/14) |
| | | SB172 | CORTEZ | TEACHERS - Provides relative to sick leave for teachers and other school employees. (8/1/14) |
| | | SB303 | J.AMEDEE | ETHICS - Provides relative to the Code of Governmental Ethics. (gov sig) |
| | | SB312 | CROWE | STUDENTS - Enacts the "Parents' Bill of Rights for Public Schools". (8/1/14) |
| | | SB358 | DONAHUE | COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES - Provides relative to the Louisiana Granting Resources and Autonomy for Diplomas Act to provide that certain high level autonomies relative to procurement apply to certain institutions under a shared service model. (8/1/14) |
| | | SB366 | CROWE | BESE - Requires BESE to develop a master plan for K-12 education. (8/1/14) |
| | | SB469 | BRET ALLAIN | COASTAL RESOURCES - Provides relative to the enforcement of the State and Local Coastal Resources Management Act of 1978. (gov sig) |
Scheduled for floor debate on 5/30/2014 |
| | | SB470 | MARTINY | CONFIRMATION - Provides for time of reconfirmation for persons appointed to certain boards and commissions. (gov sig) |
| | | SB489 | HEITMEIER | HEALTH CARE - Provides relative to the diabetes annual action plan. (8/1/14) |
| | | SB496 | HEITMEIER | CONTROL DANGER SUBSTANCE - Provides for limits on certain medical prescriptions. (8/1/14) |
| | | SB498 | HEITMEIER | HEALTH CARE - Provides for personal care assistance services. (gov sig) |
| | | SB502 | HEITMEIER | HEALTH CARE - Provides for the licensure of pain management clinics. (gov sig) |
| | | SB503 | HEITMEIER | HEALTH/HOSPITALS DEPT - Provides for the Department of Health and Hospitals to create an upper payment limit mechanism for ambulatory surgical centers. (gov sig) |
| | | SB507 | MARTINY | DENTISTRY - Provides relative to the practice of dentistry and the regulation of the profession. (See Act) |
| | | SB511 | HEITMEIER | SUNSET LAW - Re-creates the Department of Children and Family Services. (6/30/14) |
| | | SB513 | HEITMEIER | HEALTH SERVICES - Provides for the Louisiana Obesity Prevention and Management Commission. (gov sig) |
| | | SB514 | HEITMEIER | SCHOOLS - Prohibits smoking near public and private elementary and secondary school property. (gov sig) |
| | | SB524 | WALSWORTH | EARLY CHILDHOOD ED - Provides for transfer of the lead agency for the Child Care and Development Fund Block Grant and the transfer of oversight and administration of licensing and regulation of early learning centers from the Department of Children and Family Services to the Department of Education. (See Act) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note) |
| | | SB533 | ERIC LAFLEUR | EDUCATION DEPARTMENT - Provides for a local enrollment coordination process for publicly funded early childhood care and education. (gov sig) |
| | | SB539 | NEVERS | MENTAL HEALTH - Provides relative to suicide assessment, intervention, treatment, and management training for certain professions. (8/1/14) (EN SEE FISC NOTE SG EX See Note) |
| | | SB589 | WALSWORTH | CHILDREN - Extends the termination date of the Children's Cabinet. (gov sig) (EN NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | | SB622 | APPEL | SCHOOLS - Requires the Department of Education to develop and implement a statewide educational technology plan for public elementary and secondary schools. (8/1/14) (EN NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | | SB683 | MORRELL | SCHOOLS - Provides relative to student application and enrollment procedures in the Recovery School District and certain other school systems. (gov sig) |
| | | SB40 | CORTEZ | COURTS - Provides relative to certain court costs in the City Court of Lafayette. (8/1/14) (EN INCREASE LF RV See Note) |
| | | SB91 | TROY BROWN | CAPITAL OUTLAY - Provides an exception to the time limit on filing capital outlay requests for filings resulting from a declared disaster where there is an public need for the project. (7/1/14) (2/3 - CA7s11(C)) (EN NO IMPACT GF EX See Note) |
| | | SB143 | KOSTELKA | CIVIL PROCEDURE - Provides relative to civil injunctions and restraining orders. (See Act) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note) |
| | | SB250 | WARD | ANIMALS - Exempts certain persons from the requirements of the big exotic cats rules. (8/1/14) |
| | | SB271 | MURRAY | JUDGES - Provides relative to vacancy in the office of a judge. (See Act) |
| | | SB294 | MORRELL | LAW ENFORCEMENT - Provides relative to rights of law enforcement officers while under investigation. (7/1/14) (EN +$300,000 APV) |
| | | SB368 | MORRELL | LOCAL AGENCIES - Provides relative to the New Orleans Regional Business Park.
(8/15/14) |
| | | SB377 | MARTINY | UNEMPLOYMENT COMP - Provides relative to reciprocal agreements with federal and state agencies regarding unemployment compensation. (8/1/14) (EN NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | | SB446 | BUFFINGTON | PUBLIC RECORDS - Provides relative to public records. (gov sig) |
| | | SB459 | CLAITOR | ATTORNEYS - Provides that contingency fee contracts for private attorneys handling civil actions under the Medical Assistance Programs Integrity Law shall be public records. (8/1/14) (EN NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | | SB506 | CROWE | IDENTITY DATA - Provides relative to nondisclosure of personal identifying information. (8/1/14) |
| | | SB573 | CHABERT | PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION - Creates the office of multimodal commerce in the Department of Transportation and Development. (See Act) (RR1 SEE FISC NOTE GF EX) |
| | | SB583 | E.GUILLORY | COURTS - Relative to the term of office and qualifications for certain officers in justice of the peace courts. (8/1/14) (EN NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | | SB654 | MORRELL | FEES/LICENSES/PERMITS - Authorizes the issuance of certain alcoholic beverage permits to commercial film theaters. (7/1/14) |
| | | SB655 | BUFFINGTON | FUNDS/FUNDING - Authorizes public or private entities to make certain donations to various educational institutions for recipients of TOPS Awards or GO Grants. (7/1/14) (EN DECREASE GF EX See Note) |
| | | SB656 | BUFFINGTON | FUNDS/FUNDING - Authorizes public or private entities to make certain donations to various participating schools for recipients of student scholarship programs. (7/1/14) (EN DECREASE GF EX See Note) |
| | | SB657 | BUFFINGTON | FUNDS/FUNDING - Authorizes public or private entities to make certain donations to participating school systems for children enrolled in the Cecil J. Picard LA 4 Early Childhood Program classes. (7/1/14) (EN DECREASE GF EX See Note) |
| | | SB664 | CORTEZ | AGRICULTURE/FOREST COMR - Authorizes the commissioner of agriculture and forestry to receive and investigate complaints about prescribed burns and to revoke his authorization in certain situations. (8/1/14) |
| | | SB684 | NEVERS | COMMERCIAL REGULATIONS - Requires a study by the office of state fire marshal to determine the cost of requiring regulation and inspection of elevators and other conveyance devices. (8/1/14) |
7. Conference Committee Reports for Consideration |
Scheduled for floor debate on 6/1/2014 |
| | | HB173 | JAMES | DISTRICTS/NEIGHBORHOOD - Provides relative to the Sherwood Forest Crime Prevention and Neighborhood Improvement District |
| | | HB54 | JAMES | CRIMINAL/PROCEDURE - Authorizes the designation of specialized divisions or sections in city or municipal courts (EN +$161,950 LF RV See Note) |
| | | HB63 | LEGER | EXCEPTIONAL PERSONS - Revises terminology referring to persons with disabilities and other persons with exceptionalities (EN NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | | HB793 | ST.GERMAIN | WATER/RESOURCES - Provides for the membership of the Capital Area Groundwater Commission |
| | | HB422 | SHADOIN | MARRIAGE/LICENSE - Provides relative to the authority to perform a marriage ceremony (EN NO IMPACT See Note) |
Not yet scheduled for floor debate |
| | | HB227 | CAMERON HENRY | CRIME/BATTERY - Amends penalties for the crime of battery of a school or recreation athletic contest official
(EN INCREASE LF RV See Note) |
| | | HB1036 | ARNOLD | ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES - Provides for the donation of alcoholic beverages to certain organizations |
| | | SB360 | RISER | TAX/TAXATION - Provides relative to reimbursement of expenses for defending assessments. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF RV) |
| | | HB495 | B.ADAMS | FIRE PROTECT/FIRE MARSHAL - Provides relative to the authority to investigate and make arrests for certain crimes |
| | | HB569 | STOKES | COURTS - Relative to human trafficking courts (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note) |
| | | HB1037 | HAZEL | CRIME - Amends criminal penalties for violations of the statute regarding Peeping Toms |
| | | HB1052 | MORENO | FAMILY VIOLENCE - Creates the Domestic Violence Prevention Commission |
NOTICE GIVEN SUBJECT TO CALL |
4. House Bills Amended by Senate to be Concurred in by the House |
Scheduled for concurrence on 6/1/2014 |
| | | HB600 | ABRAMSON | SCHOOLS/TRANSPORTATION - Requires public school governing authorities and charter schools to adopt policies or provide in bus transportation service agreements relative to the location of the loading or unloading of students |
| | | HB607 | ABRAMSON | CIVIL/PROCEDURE - Provides for continuous revision of the Code of Civil Procedure (RE NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | | HB619 | ABRAMSON | CIVIL/PROCEDURE - Provides relative to the Uniform Interstate Deposition and Discovery Act (EN NO IMPACT See Note) |
6. Senate Bills on Third Reading and Final Passage |
Scheduled for floor debate on 5/29/2014 |
| | | SB229 | MARTINY | CRIME/PUNISHMENT - Provides relative to crimes of incest and aggravated incest. (gov sig) |
| | | SB572 | MURRAY | SPECIAL DISTRICTS - Provides relative to the Lakeview Crime Prevention District.
(gov sig) |
Scheduled for floor debate on 5/30/2014 |
| | | SB269 | PEACOCK | DONATIONS - Provides relative to the annual limit on authorized donations that a curator may make on behalf of an interdict. (8/1/14) (EN NO IMPACT GF RV See Note) |
| | | SB386 | ERIC LAFLEUR | FISCAL CONTROLS - Provides relative to audits by the legislative auditor. (8/1/14) |
| | | SB461 | PEACOCK | SUCCESSIONS - Provides relative to electronic assets of a decedent. (8/1/14) (EN NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | | SB217 | MURRAY | JUDGES - Provides relative to vacancy in the office of a judge. (8/1/14) (EG SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note) |
| | | SB331 | MORRISH | SHERIFFS - Provides with respect to the payment of insurance premiums for retired sheriffs and deputy sheriffs of the Acadia Parish Sheriff's Office. (gov sig) |
| | | SB423 | BRET ALLAIN | MINERALS - Provides relative to alternative dispute resolution in suits involving oilfield sites and exploration and production sites. (8/1/14) |
RETURNED TO THE CALENDAR |
Morning Hour |
12. House Bills on Second Reading to be Referred to Committee |
| | | HB100 | DIXON | COURTS/COURT COSTS - Establishes court costs to pay for settlements to wrongfully convicted individuals |
16. House Bills and Second Reading Reported by Committee |
| | | HB528 | PIERRE | ENERGY/ALTERNATE - Provides relative to agreements between property owners and third parties installing solar panels and solar energy systems |
Regular Order |
1. House and House Concurrent Resolutions Third Reading for Final Consideration |
| | | HCR110 | TALBOT | WILDLIFE/HABITAT - Urges and requests the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries to study feral hogs and conduct a symposium to discuss the issue |
| | | HCR128 | P.SMITH | COURTS - Provides with respect to protective orders |
| | | HCR142 | PYLANT | LAW ENFORCE/OFFICERS - Directs the House Committee on the Administration of Criminal Justice to study the feasibility of requiring part-time officers to complete P.O.S.T. certification training |
4. House Bills Amended by Senate to be Concurred in by the House |
| | | HB246 | HARRISON | ELDERLY - Provides relative to the Department of Elderly Affairs, including provisions for officers and employees, rulemaking, and funding (EGF NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | | HB641 | HARRISON | CORONERS - Relative to the office and duties of coroner (RE1 NO IMPACT LF EX See Note) |
| | | HB879 | THIBAUT | INSURANCE - Provides relative to insurance holding companies |
5. House Bills on Third Reading and Final Passage |
| | | HB25 | TALBOT | RETIREMENT/STATE SYSTEMS - Provides relative to membership in the Louisiana State Employees' Retirement System and the Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana (EG DECREASE APV) |
| | | HB98 | P.WILLIAMS | FUNDS/FUNDING - Provides for the distribution of the monies in the Shreveport Riverfront and Convention Center and Independence Stadium Fund |
| | | HB114 | CONNICK | PRESCRIPTION - Extends the time within which to commence a lawsuit in certain civil cases |
| | | HB137 | HAVARD | STATE EMPLOYEES - Authorizes payroll deductions for dues for membership in the Louisiana Engineering Society (EG SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note) |
| | | HB190 | GREGORY MILLER | ETHICS/NEPOTISM - Removes a nepotism exception for certain health professionals in a parish with a population of between four hundred thousand and four hundred forty thousand |
| | | HB409 | CHAMPAGNE | LEGISLATIVE AUDITOR - Provides relative to the authority and duties of the legislative auditor (EG INCREASE SG RV See Note) |
| | | HB503 | CARMODY | STATE SYMBOL - Provides for the official state book |
| | | HB524 | N.LANDRY | CONDOMINIUMS - Provides relative to the Louisiana Condominium Act |
| | | HB555 | CAMERON HENRY | STUDENTS - Provides for limitations and prohibitions on the collection and sharing of student information and provides penalties for violations |
| | | HB588 | STEVE CARTER | HIGHER EDUCATION - (Constitutional Amendment) Provides for members of the postsecondary education management boards and the Board of Regents to have qualifications provided by law |
| | | HB667 | SIMON | HEALTH - Reorganizes and recodifies the Miscellaneous Health Provisions chapter of Title 40 of the La. Revised Statutes |
| | | HB679 | JACKSON-ANDREWS | CRIMINAL/SENTENCING - Provides relative to the policies, duties, powers, and reports of the Louisiana Sentencing Commission (OR NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | | HB808 | CONNICK | RACING/TRACKS - Provides relative to requirements for a horse racing licensee to be granted a permit to operate a track for a period of ten years |
| | | HB859 | ARNOLD | TRAFFIC/VIOLATIONS - Requires automated traffic enforcement systems to use a standardized caution light time |
| | | HB873 | T.BURNS | ETHICS/CODE - Provides relative to the confidential and privileged nature of certain records of the Board of Ethics |
| | | HB993 | SCHRODER | EDUCATION/SPECIAL - Provides relative to requirements for pupil progression, graduation, and issuance of diplomas for students with exceptionalities |
| | | HB1083 | BADON | TAX/LOCAL - Authorizes the governing authority of the city of New Orleans to levy an additional hotel occupancy tax |
| | | HB1131 | PYLANT | LAW ENFORCE/OFFICERS - Provides relative to training for part-time law enforcement officers |
| | | HB1155 | HILL | MENTAL HEALTH - Provides conditions for licensing of therapeutic group homes for youth suffering from mental illness |
| | | HB1159 | BADON | ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES - Provides relative to the sampling of alcoholic beverages |
| | | HB1164 | JACKSON-ANDREWS | LOCAL FINANCE - Provides relative to fiscal administrators, including provisions for their powers and duties and prohibition of retroactive application of certain provisions of law relative to fiscal administrators |
| | | HB1185 | HUNTER | SUNSET LAW - Provides relative to legislation re-creating statutory entities |
| | | HB1212 | JAMES | MUNICIPAL/INCORPORATION - Provides relative to the election on a question of municipal incorporation |
| | | HB1233 | SEABAUGH | TRAFFIC/VIOLATIONS - Prohibits municipalities from issuing citations on an interstate highway unless at least one-half linear mile in each direction of the travel lane of the interstate highway is included within the city limits |
| | | HB1276 | ABRAMSON | PROPERTY/PUBLIC - Provides for the use of the Superdome for interscholastic athletic activities in certain circumstances |
6. Senate Bills on Third Reading and Final Passage |
| | | SB580 | MURRAY | COURTS - Provides relative to fees in the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal. (gov sig) (2/3 -CA7s2.1) (EN INCREASE SG RV See Note) |
| | | SB630 | MARTINY | PUBLIC PRINTING - Provides for the qualification of a newspaper to publish official proceedings, legal notices, or advertisements in Orleans Parish or Jefferson Parish. (gov sig) |
INSTRUMENTS PENDING IN CONFERENCE COMMITTEE |
Not yet scheduled for floor debate |
| | | HB68 | T.BURNS | ADMIN LAW/DIVISION - Provides that certain appeals and hearings formerly conducted by the bureau of appeals of the Dept. of Health and Hospitals shall be conducted by the division of administrative law (EN NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | | HB236 | BROADWATER | REVENUE DEPARTMENT - Authorizes the office of debt recovery to utilize the offset of certain gaming winnings as a means to collect delinquent debt owed to state agencies (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF RV See Note) |
| | | HB285 | ST.GERMAIN | MTR VEHICLE/DRIVER LIC - Provides relative to documentation of school attendance as a condition of driving privileges |
| | | HB457 | PIERRE | DISTRICTS/REDEVELOPMENT - Provides relative to the boundaries and governance of the North Lafayette Redevelopment Authority
|
| | | HB466 | H.BURNS | HUMAN REMAINS - Provides for requirements relative to the disposal of human remains |
| | | HB527 | PEARSON | COURTS - Relative to Family Court in the 22nd Judicial District Court (EN NO IMPACT LF EX See Note) |
| | | HB690 | BROADWATER | PUBLIC CONTRACT/BIDS - Permits public school districts and schools to participate in group purchasing for materials, equipment, and supplies (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX) |
| | | HB814 | JAMES | MEDICAID - Extends right of Medicaid recovery in cases of third party liability for injury, illness, or death to Medicaid managed care organizations that provide covered services to Medicaid enrollees |
| | | HB824 | LEGER | TAX CREDITS - Provides relative to the application fee for projects applying for the rehabilitation of historic structures tax credit applicable to nonresidential property (EN +$552,000 SG RV See Note) |
| | | HB869 | PONTI | REAL ESTATE/REALTORS - Provides for changes to the post-license education requirements of real estate brokers and salespersons |
| | | HB888 | ARNOLD | CLERKS OF COURT - Creates a statewide portal for secure remote access to certain records maintained by district clerks of court (EN INCREASE LF EX See Note) |
| | | HB940 | ABRAMSON | ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE - Provides relative to nuisance ordinances in the city of New Orleans (EN +$115,000 LF RV See Note) |
| | | HB951 | FOIL | DISTRICTS/CRIME PREVENT - Creates the University Acres Crime Prevention and Neighborhood Improvement District in East Baton Rouge Parish |
| | | HB1010 | A.WILLIAMS | DISTRICTS/CRIME PREVENT - Creates the Villa del Rey Crime Prevention and Neighborhood Improvement District in East Baton Rouge Parish |
| | | HB1048 | PONTI | COMMERCE - Requires the Louisiana State Uniform Construction Code Council to adopt certain codes relative to plumbing |
| | | HB1140 | GAINES | HIGHWAYS - Renames a portion of Louisiana Highway 3179 in St. John Parish as "Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard" |
| | | HB1195 | LORUSSO | INSURERS/AGENTS - Provides relative to unfair trade practices in the business of insurance |
| | | HB1237 | WOODRUFF | MTR VEHICLE/LICEN PLATES - Provides for parochial school prestige license plates and creates such for Saint Katharine Drexel Preparatory School and the Academy of Sacred Heart |
| | | HB1249 | MONTOUCET | UTILITIES - Provides relative to inspection and supervision fees paid by certain motor carriers and public utilities doing business in this state (EN NO IMPACT SD RV See Note) |
| | | HB1253 | N.LANDRY | SCHOOLS/EMPLOYEES - Provides relative to the powers of local public school boards and superintendents with respect to extended sick leave for school bus drivers, teachers, and school employees |
| | | SB204 | MORRELL | ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES - Provides relative to containers of beverages of high alcoholic content and prohibits the sale and shipment into this state of containers of powdered alcohol. (gov sig) |
| | | SB242 | MORRELL | SHERIFFS - Provides relative to sheriffs appointing non-licensed appraisers. (8/1/14) |
| | | SB560 | GALLOT | MUNICIPALITIES - Establishes the Mayor's Court of the village of Creola. (gov sig) |